Combination pliers and tool



F.zb. 25, 1930.

T. H. HURs'r COMBINATION PLIERS AND TOOL Filed Feb. l. 1928 v FIG.

IVENTO. Thomas H, Hurst A TTORNE Y.

- et wrench.

socket carrying a Patented Feb. 25, 13H93()Y l THOMAS H. Himsnor wIcIIITA,V KANSAS A COMBINATION rLIEns AND .TooL

Application f lled February7- 1, 4192,8."Se1'ia1 No. 251,082.

'The invention relates to a combination plier and tool in which the pliers themselves have various characteristics common to pliers and are provided'with suitable fittings and acces-l 5 sories which in combination produce variedV such for instance, a screw hammer and the like.

Fig. 1 represents a side is an edge view o other tool elements, driver, a wrench,l a

In the drawings; view of the tool. Fig. 2

- 10 Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along Fig. 4 is a per' the line III-III inFig. 1. spectiveview of a socket element, which is adapted to be tted overrthe pliers when it is desired to use the pliers as a handle-for asock- Fig. 5 is a perspective view o a hammer head adapted'to also fit over the pliers andwhereby thek pliers become the handle of the composite'hammer. Fig. 6 is a side view of the pliers 0n lwhich is seen `a screw driver element, wit parts in section to disclose operative connect-` ing means. Fig. 7 is a side view of Fig. 6. Similar numerals of reference indicate cor.

' responding parts-throughout all the figures ment has a'handle 13 and jaw portion l of the pliers, then j arated as seen in v and 18 would he permitted to engage within,

yloy the holt 10; one

t 25 of the drawings.

Referringto the drawings, the pliers include a pairfofme'mhers pivotally connecte element includes a handle 11 and jaw portion 12, while the other ele- At 15 are seen the knives 15X and 15y serving as wire cutting means.v The jaws are fashioned as at 16 andp16x-with teeth elements on"v cutaway portions which when clamped as at 16y present a square toothed socket which may Y he employed as desired or used as la. pipe wrench. Outwardly projecting pins 17 anV 18 are seen upon the outer 14. and 12 respectively. converge as in Fig. 1 or so that the socket seen in Fig. 4 may he slipped down upon the jaws the vhandles wouldhe sep- Fig. 6 orso that the pins 17 holes such asr19, in the sides of the socket and the jaws then have theirl opposite side faces set parallel to each other or so as to snuglyy fit againstthe sides 2,0 and 21 of the box-like socket felement as seen in Fig. 4 or 20x andf'2'1X of the screw driver vsocket element ipressure hall`32vv adapted to receive a socl 'wrench walls for'the jawsY The jawsy 12 and 14 walls for receiving seen in F ig; 6. It is olovious that the socket .cannot be removed` until, the awsy are closed as vinFig. 1. This provides a rigid composite to'ol for the purpose desired. l

vHinged at 22 is seen a strut `arm 23 carried by a boss 24 near the base of the handle 13. This strut arm is provided with a hall 25 pressed outwardly by a spring 26 recessed of the arm 23 as illustrated. At 28 is a stop Y on the handle 13 withwhich the hall 25makes at 29 when positioned as in a friction contact Fig. 1. In Fig. 6 the arm has been pivoted to the position30 against the arm 11 to mainf tain the pressure of the vjaws 12-14 to hold h the compositel handle 11-13 when used as a wrench. The socket seen in Fig. 4 is provided with a hexagonal pin 31V having a spring zet and to hold the same against falling olf. The hammer head seen in Fig. 5 is of socket formation adapted to receive the jaws d 12 and 14, the slots 33 and 34 serving to admit the pins 17 and18. e

increase the strength of e f within a hole 27 kproperly formed in the end Such modications may be employed as lie 14.. within the scope 0f thev appended claims.

Having fullydescriloed my invention what I nowv claimfas new and desire to secure hy 'Letters Patent is:

AV1. In a `comloination tool, a pair of pliers,

the jaws of which each carry a pin element;

a socket provided with VJtool means,

hinged toonejofthe handles ofsaid pliers;

said arm having tively positioned within the said arm; and a stop on the said-handle for contacting said spring actuated ball.'

having'projecting pins and in their close position contracting to loosely enter within said socket; and openings within said socket ing the handles of said pliers and for locking a combination-tool, a 'pair of pliers anda socket element; the jaws of said plier formed to v d receive the jaws and the pins, and a strut arm a spring actuated balloperar' l the projecting pin elements of said jaws and means for then spreadsaid handles in such spread position, said means including a strut arm hinged to one tuated ball operatively positioned within the said arm, and a stop on said handle for normally holding' said strut arm against said handle for effectingrelease of the socket element when locked on the plier jaws, said spring actuated ball means likewisepermitting release of said hinged strut arm to hear against the opposite handle element, or so as to rigidly attach said socket to said plier jaws.

3. A pair of pliers, a strut arm hinged to one handle thereof; said arm having a spring actuated ball operatively positioned Within the said arm, and a stop on the handle for contacting said spring actuated ball.

In testimony whereof l aifix my signature.

THOMAS H. HUB-ST. 

